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Single–Tier Manual 

 MoreBeer.com 

 1–800–600–0033

Single-Tier 

Brew

Sculpture

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Manual

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 More

Beer!

Warning

BrewSculptures

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 are designed for outdoor use only. Hot water and open flames are dangerous 

and can lead to serious injury or death. Please practice safe brewing at all times. 

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Summary of Contents for BrewSculpture

Page 1: ...0033 Single Tier BrewSculpture Manual The MoreBeer Warning BrewSculpturestm are designed for outdoor use only Hot water and open flames are dangerous and can lead to serious injury or death Please practice safe brewing at all times Invoice Number ...

Page 2: ...able of Contents Page 3 Introduction Tools Required For Setup and Maintenance Page 4 5 Setting Up Your MoreBeer Single Tier BrewSculpture Page 6 15 Brew Day on Your Single Tier BrewSculpture Page 15 16 Cleaning Storing Your Single Tier BrewSculpture Page 16 17 FAQ Tips Tricks ...

Page 3: ... x March Pump Assembly 1 x Whirlpool Assembly on Boil Kettle 6 x Tubing Setups 2 x Casters Two Caster Wheels Total 1 x Wheelbarrow Arm Under Boil Kettle Gas Piping Assembly and Burners If you ordered the digital package your sculpture should include all of the above items as well as the following 1 x Control Panel 1 x Combination Valve Solenoid Valve for Hot Liquor Tank Burner Assembly 2 x Thermow...

Page 4: ...f the bottom coupler with the bend in the tube aimed down toward the bottom of the kettle With this in place take the perforated false bottom screen and insert it into the kettle with the single handle side facing upward It is important that this rests flat on the bottom with minimal gapping between the screen and the sides of the kettle Once this is in place we re ready to screw the thermometer i...

Page 5: ...the male pipe threads Insert the thermowell labeled HLT Temp into the thermowell and plug it into the right side of the control panel Mash Tun The mash tun will also need to have its thermowell installed however this thermowell should measure longer in length so as to reach closer to the center of the grain bed The temperature probe labeled MT Temp will plug into the port on the left side of the c...

Page 6: ... connects and It s important to have the following items ready at the start of your brew day Wort Chiller Used at the end of your boil to quickly cool your wort to yeast pitching temperatures Measuring Bucket To measure your mash and hot liquor tank water volumes and to act as a sanitizer bucket throughout the brew after this has been performed Propane Tank Should be at least 2 3 full for a standa...

Page 7: ...There will be what we call dead space under the false bottom Water that is not in contact with grain We ll need to account for that in our equation and add that volume of dead space to our 6 5 gallons In our 15 gallon kettles we ll have approximately 2 gallons underneath the false bottom Therefore we ll want to measure out 8 5 gallons to achieve a 1 3 grist ratio In our 26 gallon kettles we ll hav...

Page 8: ...rom the grain husks or potentially halt enzyme activity Once we ve gotten the mash tun to the desired strike temperature the temperature that the grain will strike the water while doughing in it s time to dump and stir the grain into the mash tun Start pouring the grain into the mash tun distributing it as evenly as possible and stirring constantly with a mash paddle This is done to help prevent d...

Page 9: ...well as the ball valve on the March Pump and sparge arm Move the tubing running from the mash tun s ball valve to the hot liquor tanks ball valve Take one of the tubing lengths with 2 quick disconnects and connect the Mash Tun ball valve to the inlet of the left side pump Take another tubing length with 2 quick disconnects connect the outlet of the left pump to the boil kettle ball valve With the ...

Page 10: ...ts to form and this should help reduce it After getting through the hot break start your timer for the length of the boil you ll be doing 60 75 and 90 minutes are generally the most common boil times but depending on your brewing style and recipe other times may be appropriate also Through the boil you ll be adding your hops adjuncts and other ingredients as the recipe calls for them NOTE Whole le...

Page 11: ...will vary We highly recommend taking good notes and using these in future batches to perfect your brewing style and recipes We ll be aiming for around 10 F above the targeted mash temperature for our sparge water With the hot liquor tank float switch and temperature probe installed in the kettle and plugged into the control panel we re ready to set our controller Pushing the SET button will begin ...

Page 12: ...t and install the stainless steel sparge assembly After the sparge arm is installed plug the float switch into the control panel At this point in time we ll want to start our timer for one hour or however long you ll be mashing for and connect the appropriate tubing The Flow of the Tubing Re Circulating the Mash From the mash tun s ball valve we ll run the longest length of tubing down to the Marc...

Page 13: ... Now crack the sparge arm assembly s ball valve and turn on the pump The liquid level should now be dropping in the hot liquor tank while rising in the mash tun Once 2 3 has gathered on top of the grain bed open the boil kettle ball valve and crack the mash tun ball valve now we re sparging We want to make sure that during the sparge we do not over fill our mash tun while also avoiding running the...

Page 14: ...hirlpool will be ineffective until we turn the flame off and kill the boil re circulating through your tubing pump and potentially your plate or counterflow wort chiller will help ensure that any possible wild yeast or bacteria that happened to be there is killed by the boiling temperature of the wort At the end of the boil we ll turn the flame off and allow the whirlpool to run for 1 2 minutes Af...

Page 15: ...ing until your next brew If you have the digital BrewSculpture please make sure to remove and unplug all of the temperature and float switches at this point in time Generally speaking the hot liquor tank will not need to be cleaned but may need to be dried out wiped down as nothing but water is ever held in this kettle Removing and cleaning the sight gauge maximizer ball valve assembly sparge ring...

Page 16: ...n into the gas plumbing in which case it will need to be removed Q My BrewSculpture doesn t have a wort chiller why not A A wort chiller is an item that many brewers may have prior to owning their BrewSculpture We do offer these and our full line of wort chillers can be viewed at www morebeer com FAQ Cleaning and drying your kettles and frame shouldn t be too difficult Something to keep in mind is...

Page 17: ...er kettles etc Due to this we do not have them marked off with how many gallons you have in your kettle If you wish to do so measuring out different volumes of water and marking the sight gauge with a sharpie will allow you to know how much water you have left in your hot liquor tank during sparging This could be useful to know how many gallons per minute you re sparging at If you want to sparge i...

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